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CRTC Bell – CAIP Throttling Decision Tomorrow

The CBC reports that the CRTC will release its much anticipated decision on Bell's throttling practices on Thursday morning.

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November 19, 2008 8 comments News

CRTC Delays CAIP v. Bell Decision

The CBC reports that the CRTC has announced that its decision in the Bell v. CAIP decision has been delayed until November.

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October 19, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

CRTC To Rule on CAIP v. Bell Case By October 31st

The CBC reports that the CRTC has advised CAIP and Bell that it will issue its decision in the throttling case by October 31st.

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August 13, 2008 1 comment News

CAIP Responds to Bell in Throttling Case

The CBC reports on the CAIP's final response to Bell in the throttling case.

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July 24, 2008 3 comments News

Business Takes Sides in Net Neutrality Debate

My weekly technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) looks at how the business community has begun to take sides in the net neutrality debate. Google led the charge with a submission to the CRTC in which it left little doubt about how it views the net neutrality issue.  The Internet search giant argued that "providers of broadband internet access services, including Bell, should be prohibited from throttling lawful applications.  The Internet is simply too important to allow them to act as such a gatekeeper; the Internet's myriad benefits can only be fully realized when Canadian carriers allow end users to choose the applications and content they prefer."

While Google's entry into the debate captured headlines, they were by no means alone. The Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance, Canada's largest high-tech association, warned that "the measures that Bell Canada is applying to manage the traffic of its Sympatico customers as well as its wholesale ISP customers is interfering with the ability of end-users to telecommute and/or work from their home offices and hindering our members from running their business and providing quick customer services." Bell's actions also attracted the attention of Skype, the popular Internet telephony service.  It cautioned that "for the Internet to remain innovative, and continue to deliver productivity gains for consumers and businesses, the CRTC must act – in this proceeding – to protect the interests of consumers."

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July 14, 2008 9 comments Columns